I recently transferred my collection of MD recordings, but not using NetMD, getting a MD Deck with SPIDF output off ebay for cheap, and feeding the digital sign

I recently transferred my collection of MD recordings, but not using NetMD, getting a MD Deck with SPIDF output off ebay for cheap, and feeding the digital signal to a Focusrite Scarlett audio interface. This seems to ignore any copy protection bits. Resold deck for same price afterwards.